Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 Debate
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Baroness Fookes
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Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
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Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
One reason I talked about non-legislative options is that we want to stop people buying such holidays in the first place. One problem is that, when people book a holiday with an elephant ride, they simply do not understand what has happened to that elephant and how it has been treated so that it can be ridden—so there is an education piece. It is currently the case that ABTA, which represents around 90% of British travel agents, offers guidance, working with its own members, as to what kind of activities are considered to be unacceptable. That guidance is there and we have been working with ABTA to look at how we can encourage further uptake—90% is a high number, but it is not everybody.
Noble Lords
Baroness Fookes (Con)
My Lords, I do not often ask questions. I am prepared to bet that if the Minister was still sitting on this side, she would be berating the Government for dragging their feet. I would like to ask that selfsame question, connected with another more practical one: when may we expect some regulations? Will it be in months or in years?